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package javax.xml.ws.handler;

import javax.xml.namespace.QName;

/**
 * The <code>PortInfo</code> interface is used by a
 * <code>HandlerResolver</code> to query information about
 * the port it is being asked to create a handler chain for.
 * <p>
 * This interface is never implemented by an application,
 * only by a JAX-WS implementation.
 *
 * @since JAX-WS 2.0
 **/
public interface PortInfo {

    /**
     * Gets the qualified name of the WSDL service name containing
     * the port being accessed.
     *
     * @return javax.xml.namespace.QName The qualified name of the WSDL service.
     **/
    public QName getServiceName();

    /**
     * Gets the qualified name of the WSDL port being accessed.
     *
     * @return javax.xml.namespace.QName The qualified name of the WSDL port.
     **/
    public QName getPortName();

    /**
     * Gets the URI identifying the binding used by the port being accessed.
     *
     * @return String The binding identifier for the port.
     * @see javax.xml.ws.Binding
     **/
    public String getBindingID();

}
